Major CH4 emitting countries in Latin America and caribbean

Major CH4 emitting countries in Latin America and caribbean

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Shows the main producers of CH4 from countries in Latin America and the Caribbean and the source of the emissions.
Brazil, a leading cattle-ranching country, has the highest methane emission level in the region and is one of the world’s biggest emitters of methane (CH4). Most of the methane emissions in the region are generated by agriculture.

CO2 emissions in 1990 and 2000 Latin America and selected countriesA comparison of the total level of CO2 emissions from Latin America compared to selected countries.
Emissions from Latin America and Caribbean increased more than the world average between 1990 and 2000. The increase in...

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Top 10 CO2 emitting countries in 2000; Latin America and the CaribbeanBrazil is the world’s second largest emitter of carbon dioxide (CO2) from land use change. Only Indonesia emits more. In 2000 CO2 emissions from land use change in Brazil represented 18% of the world’s total emissions.
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Climate impacts and tropical diseases in ColombiaShows comparative trend between air temperature in Colombia and levels of malaria and dengue fever. When temperatures increase, especially in combination with more precipitation, vector borne diseases like malaria and d...

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Energy consumption, economic development and CO2 emissions; selected Latin America countriesAs a rule of thumb, economic growth is closely related to growth in energy consumption because the more energy is used, the higher the economic growth.
However, it is possible to decouple energy consumption and economic...

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Tropical hydropower dams as greenhouse sourcesLarge tropical hydropower reservoirs in Latin America may have a potential adverse impact on the climatic system through releasing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Submerging large areas of land and tropical vegetat...

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ENSO Variability indexVariability in the El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) index 1982-2004, and temperature variation for those years - plus or minus 3 degrees maximum in those years of the ENSO events in the Pacific Ocean and affected regi...

By Viktor Novikov, UNEP/GRID-Arendal

Regional differences in CO2 emissions Latin America and the CaribbeanCompares the total amounts of CO2 emissions from the three main regions within Latin America and the Caribbean.
CO2 emissions in the region vary considerably. The highest emissions come from South America, while the low...

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Projected changes in maize crops, VenezuelaAgriculture is a key sector in the region’s economy and it employs an important proportion of the economically active population. Climate change could adversely affect Latin American agricultural regions, especially trop...